As Fast as the Others

When I was a boy, the children In school could be so cruel Pick out the weakest Push down the weak Damage the injured Make themselves kings One day I told them to be kind To have clear presence of mind Then I was one of the weak As the downtrodden sing their song All faith is gone If you can't run as fast as the others You will still be my brother If you can't sail into the wind You will still be my friend When I looked around, I found The dregs and the hypocrites following behind Point out impurity for they were the freaks Those without wisdom shall suffer their needs One day I told them to be pure And displace their state of hate Then I became the king And the children began to sing All faith is gone If you can't run as fast as the others You will still be my brother If you can't sail into the wind You will still be my friend Oh, we were young the children were cruel Within the shadows do you find your use And if you were not good enough You have been disposed Their minds were closed If you can't run as fast as the others You will still be my brother If you can't sail into the wind You will still be my friend.